Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Melanotaenium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

The Cadena’s Nectar Bat (Hsunycteris cadenai) is a species in the genus Hsunycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.